Table 1.
Full Sample | Ever Incarcerated | Never Incarcerated | Incarceration History Unknown | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N=2,763 | N=1,052 | N=1,584 | N=127 | |
Any Instability | 21% | 31% | 14% | 22% |
Instability Index (0=none, 6=highest) | 0.29 [SD=0.66] | 0.45 [SD=0.83] | 0.18 [SD=0.49] | 0.30 [SD=0.61] |
Skipped Mortgage | 11% | 15% | 8% | 11% |
Moved in with others to save money | 6% | 11% | 3% | 4% |
Moved more than once per year | 5% | 8% | 2% | 8% |
Lived with others, not paying rent | 3% | 5% | 2% | 2% |
Lived in shelter | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% |
Evicted | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
Analysis sample includes respondents answering all instability questions at Year 5, excluding those incarcerated at Year 5. All differences between formerly incarcerated and never incarcerated are statistically significant at P<.001.